Richard Peirse
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1892-1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the World War II air chief marshal. For his son, an air vice marshal, see Richard Peirse (RAF officer). For his father, an admiral, see Richard Peirse (Royal Navy officer). For the pioneer aviator, see Richard Pearse.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Edmund Charles Peirse, KCB, DSO, AFC (30 September 1892 – 5 August 1970), served as a senior Royal Air Force commander.
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Sir Richard Peirse | |
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Born | (1892-09-30)30 September 1892 Norwood, South London, England |
Died | 5 August 1970(1970-08-05) (aged 77) |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy (1912–1918) Royal Air Force (1918–1945) |
Years of service | 1912–1945 |
Rank | Air Chief Marshal |
Commands held | Air Command South-East Asia (1943–1944) Air Forces in India (1942–1943) Bomber Command (1940–1942) Palestine Transjordan Command (1933–1936) RAF Heliopolis (1929–1930) RAF Gosport (1923–1925) No. 222 Squadron RAF (1918–1919) No. 65 Wing RAF (1918) No. 2 Wing RNAS (1917–1918) |
Battles/wars | First World War Arab revolt in Palestine Second World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Air Force Cross Mentioned in Despatches (3) |
Relations | Admiral Sir Richard Peirse (father) Air Vice Marshal Sir Richard Peirse (son) |
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